Friday, September 6, 2019

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed regulation to improve the
process for granting or denying an initial application for employment
authorization documents (EADs) by reforming the current 30-day timeline
pertaining to pending asylum applicants.

These proposed changes will allow USCIS the time needed to receive, screen,
and process applications, which in turn would strengthen national security,
maintain technological advances in identity verification, and further deter
those who may be attempting to defraud the legal immigration system under an
improved process.The original 30-day timeline was enacted more than 20 years ago. Since then,
there have been additional requirements in background screening and vetting
procedures to reduce fraud and identify threats to national security and public
safety. “Established before 9/11, this processing timeline does not reflect the
operational realities USCIS currently faces when adjudicating employment
authorization applications,” said USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli. “Our
first priority as an agency is to safeguard the integrity of our nation’s legal
immigration system from those who seek to exploit or abuse it.This proposal
allows us to conduct the kind of systematic vetting and identity verification
procedures expected of an agency charged with protecting national security.”Initial applications for employment authorization from pending asylum
applicants are the only category of employment authorization applications
adjudicated by USCIS that have a required processing timeline attached to them.
Because of this, the agency must frequently divert resources away from other
legal immigration application processing categories in order to meet the 30-day
deadline for asylum seekers. These categories include family members of certain
high skilled employees and those seeking adjustment of status in the United
States, among others.USCIS is also proposing to change the provision requiring that applicants
submit their renewal requests to USCIS 90 days before the expiration of their
employment authorization. This would reduce confusion regarding employment
authorization renewal requirements for pending asylum applicants, minimize
potential gaps in employment, and ensure consistency with the 2017 American
Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) Rule and
implementing policies.

For more information, read the Notice
of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM). It will be published in the Federal Register
on Sept. 9, 2019. USCIS encourages public feedback on the proposed rule before
the comment period ends on Nov. 8, 2019.For more information on USCIS and our programs, please visit uscis.gov or
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